Alfre Woodard to Play President in NBC Pilot State of Affairs

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Mar 22, 2014 at 12:29 PM

Move over Barack Obama, there's a new president in town.Alfre Woodard will play the Commander in Chief in NBC's pilotState of Affairs,DeadlineGet all the scoop on pilot seasonThe drama, directed byJoe Carnahan, also starsKatherine Heiglas a key CIA attach who ...

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Move over Barack Obama, there's a new president in town. Alfre Woodard will play the Commander in Chief in NBC's pilot State of Affairs,Deadline

Get all the scoop on pilot season

The drama, directed by Joe Carnahan, also stars Katherine Heigl as a key CIA attaché who counsels the president regarding international security.

Heigl will executive-produce with writers Joe Carnahan (The Blacklist) and Alexi Hawley (Castle). Cliff Chamberlain will also star.

Woodard's recent credits include the Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave, Lifetime's Steel Magnolias, True Blood and Copper.

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